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2014/15 season

September 2014–July 2015

Welcome to the LSO's 2014/15 season at the Barbican, running from September 2014 to July 2015.

How to Book

Online: Click on the links below to browse the season or download a PDF or view as an online flipbook.By phone: Call +44 20 7638 8891In person: At Advance Box Office, Level G, Silk Street Entrance, BarbicanBy post:Download a booking form and send it to LSO, Freepost KE7766, London EC2B 2RR

Season Themes

Musical AlchemistsJourneys with great conductors

So what do great conductors do? The answer lies in those cosmic performances, where, in a truly alchemical transformation of elements, something is achieved that goes beyond the composer, the players and the soloists, and we are transfixed by the musical energy that is created on stage. Great conductors don't create concerts that just happen to you, they draw you into performances where you are an active, essential part of it.

2014/15 sees Valery Gergiev undertake his final complete London season with the LSO as the Orchestra's 15th Principal Conductor; he will continue the role until the end of 2015. His tenure reaches its hotly anticipated dénouement: a return to iconic repertoire from his homeland. Comprising five all-Russian programmes, his 2014/15 series also incorporates the powerhouse Siberian pianist Denis Matsuev's UBS Soundscapes: LSO Artist Portrait. Russophiles take note: for the most authentic performances of Russian music this side of the Baltic, there's only one place to be next season!

From Easter until the end of Summer 2015 the LSO has assembled 12 of the world's greatest violinists for an International Violin Festival at the Barbican, alongside our own wonderful string talent. With concertos spanning the classical masters (Mozart and Beethoven) right through to the 20th century’s finest (Britten, Bartók, Szymanowski) – this Festival is an experience that will be etched in the LSO’s history for many decades to come.

LSO Sing is about much more than attending concerts: In Choral Director Simon Halsey’s words, ‘we want everyone in the City to sing!’. The sheer enjoyment of it is reason enough; moreover, singing is good for you – recent research shows that singing can dramatically increase wellbeing and happiness, and, best of all, it doesn’t cost a penny. So come to a choral concert, take part in a singing day. How you do it is up to you, but make sure to be a part of LSO Sing in 2014/15.

In 2014/15, the LSO will be welcoming the best in home-grown conducting talent to the podium, with visits from six of Britain’s finest and most inspiring maestros. The diverse line-up spans multiple generations of conductors, and will bring a striking mix of repertoire to the Barbican stage.